Papers of Karlton and William Kelm, 1928-1986.

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Papers of Karlton and William Kelm, 1928-1986.

The papers of Karlton and William Kelm document their literary careers, both individually and as a team. A correspondence series contains letters from: August Derleth, Raymond Kresensky, Erling Larsen, Meridel LeSueur, Edward J. O'Brien, Wilbur Schramm, Jean Toomer, and Lee Ver Duft. The other three series which make up the collection include both published and unpublished manuscripts written by the brothers together and alone. Included are various drafts, story ideas, and notes for their plays, short stories, and novels. There is also material related to their literary magazine, the Dubuque Dial.

7 linear ft., (15 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103374

University of Iowa Libraries

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Ver Duft, Lee, 1910-

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Born in Prairie City, Iowa, Lee Ver Duft became an artist and writer From the description of Papers of Lee Ver Duft, 1965-1973 (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233703185 ...

Kresensky, Raymond, 1897-1955

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Kelm, William Eulberg.

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Schramm, Wilbur, 1907-1987

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Schramm was professor of English, first director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and director of the School of Journalism at the University of Iowa; dean or director of communications programs at the University of Illinois, Stanford University, and the East-West Center, University of Hawaii; d. 1987. From the description of Papers of Wilbur Schramm, 1936-1949. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233118799 ...

Derleth, August, 1909-1971

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August William Derleth, 1909-1971, was an author. Although Derleth's literary strengths are exemplified in his nostalgic writings about the Midwestern prairies, he is best remembered for his "weird" fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. From the guide to the Derleth mss., 1958-1965, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly) American author. From the description of Typed letters signed (108) : Sauk City, Wis., to Edw...

Benner Larsen, Erling

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Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967

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Jean Toomer (born Nathan Pinchback Toomer; December 26, 1894 – March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance, though he actively resisted the association, and modernism. His reputation stems from his novel Cane (1923), which Toomer wrote during and after a stint as a school principal at a black school in rural Sparta, Georgia. The novel intertwines the stories of six women and includes an apparently autobiographical thread; sociologist Charles ...

O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1890-1941

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Kelm, Karlton, 1908-1987

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Authors. From the description of Papers of Karlton and William Kelm, 1928-1986. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233106814 ...